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3.0 Magnitude Earthquake Rumbles New York City Less than 2 Years After the Last One

3.0 Magnitude Earthquake Rumbles New York City Less than 2 Years After the Last One The 3.0-magnitude earthquake that shook the East Coast comes a

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4 Science Book Recommendations We Loved Reading in July

What Books Scientific American Read in July Check out Scientific American’s fiction and nonfiction book recommendations for July By Brianne Kane edited by Andrea Gawrylewski

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Tampa Breaks Heat Record as Heat Dome Bakes Eastern U.S.

Tampa Breaks 100 Degrees F for First Time on Record as Heat Wave Bakes Eastern U.S. Records are starting to fall to the continuing heat

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Organ Proteins Reveal How Aging Accelerates at 50 Years Old

Organs Age in Waves Accelerating at 50 Years Old Aging is a complex process that plays out differently across different organs, according to growing evidence

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Ozzy Osbourne, Who Suffered with Form of Parkinson’s, Dies at 76

Ozzy Osbourne’s Death Puts Spotlight on a Form of Parkinson’s Ozzy Osbourne, lead singer of Black Sabbath, has died at age 76. He had been

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Tests that AIs Often Fail and Humans Ace Could Pave the Way for Artificial General Intelligence

There are many ways to test the intelligence of an artificial intelligence—conversational fluidity, reading comprehension or mind-bendingly difficult physics. But some of the tests that

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New Parkinson’s Implant Listens to Brain Waves to Treat Symptoms

Keith Krehbiel lived with Parkinson’s disease for nearly 25 years before agreeing to try a brain implant that might alleviate his symptoms. He had long

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Elon Musk’s New Grok 4 Takes on ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’ as the AI Race Heats Up

New Grok 4 Takes on ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’ as the AI Race Heats Up Elon Musk has launched xAI’s Grok 4—calling it the “world’s smartest

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Trump Names Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as Interim NASA Chief

Trump Names Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as Interim NASA Chief The selection of Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy to temporarily lead NASA adds to the

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The Benefits of Raising Conscientious Kids

My preschooler is obsessed with rules—and, more importantly, exploring their loopholes. When I tell him to stop throwing rocks, he will drop a rock dramatically